{"id":152037,"date":"2026-04-16T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=152037"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:06:21","slug":"home-improvement-advice-running-coaches-and-gardening-experts-how-to-get-uk-press-coverage-in-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/home-improvement-advice-running-coaches-and-gardening-experts-how-to-get-uk-press-coverage-in-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Home improvement advice, running coaches and gardening experts: How to get UK press coverage in April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are journalists looking to cover in April and beyond? With another big holiday now behind us in Easter, it can be tricky to know what topics might stand out for the media in among all the current affairs and trending issues. From insight via the ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry Service<\/a> (which is now also available in the Vuelio platform<\/a>), we share what journalists have been looking for recently and where you can expect to get media coverage over the next month or so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interest in home improvements rising<\/h3>\n

The Home & Garden category is always a popular one on the Journalist Enquiry Service but recently \u2018home\u2019 has been cropping up in a lot of enquiries – in March, it appeared in 11% of the total for the month. Within this, there were also around 2% focused solely on \u2018interiors\u2019 as journalists look to get experts and comment on ways that people can make home improvements before the summer arrives.<\/p>\n

\"Word<\/p>\n

Journalists at Your Home, Livingetc, Homebuilding & Renovating, House Beautiful, Metro, Daily Mail, and Ideal Home all sent enquiries last month relating to the home. These included looking for case studies of interior designers or influencers who have created a beautiful home, expert commentary about using vintage pieces from the 1960s in homes, home storage products to review and for information on a Spring\/Summer home, garden & DIY makeover feature.<\/p>\n

Going forward?<\/strong> In April last year, \u2018home\u2019 appeared in just over 8% of the total requests meaning that journalists will continue to be looking for experts, products to review and case studies for the rest of this month and likely into May as well. Interior designers are particularly popular but anything home-related will have a good chance of securing media coverage in either consumer magazines or websites.<\/p>\n

Running and fitness experts in demand<\/h3>\n

Marathon season is very much upon us with the Brighton marathon taking place last weekend, and Manchester happening this weekend, before London on 26 April. The media has been looking for experts in this field, and \u2018running\u2019 has cropped up in 2.5% of requests in March. Journalists have also looked to cover health and fitness more generally as well and \u2018fitness\u2019 appeared in just over 2% of the enquiries last month.<\/p>\n

The running-related requests have included the best running essentials for beginners inspired by the London Marathon, a physiotherapist specialising in running, and PTs and running experts to provide advice and tips on carbon plate trainers. Meanwhile, the fitness enquiries have seen journalists looking for diet and fitness transformations of women over 40, information on the new wave of wearable health and fitness tech you can talk to, and a physiologist or sports science expert to provide comment for a piece about cardio fitness.<\/p>\n

Going forward?<\/strong> We are very much into \u2018running season\u2019 right now and the media are regularly looking for experts (running coaches, former athletes, and personal trainers) to help give advice or tips to tie in with their articles. Running appeared in 2% of the total requests in April last year, so we would expect to see similar engagement this year. Fitness more generally is a frequent keyword on the service and normally offers up more opportunities to feature case studies and products to review. If you have experts ready to give comment then they could get coverage in Women\u2019s Health, Men\u2019s Fitness, The Times, Marie Claire, or The Independent as journalists from all these titles sent a request last month.<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

Gardening tips and advice wanted<\/h3>\n

With Spring now fully in bloom and better weather (slowly) returning, journalists look to cover gardening tips and tricks to share with their readers. \u2018Gardening\u2019 appeared in a little over 5% of all the requests in March with \u2018plants\/planting\u2019 featuring in 1.5% as the media sought advice on what flowers and shrubs people should be looking to plant during this season.<\/p>\n

Journalists at Country Living, Good Housekeeping, PA Media, Gardens Illustrated, and woman & home have all sent gardening-related enquiries in March. These have mainly been asking for experts to answer questions such as solving daffodil blindness, whether you should get rid of caterpillars and about self-seeding plants. There have also been a few case study requests for people who grew their own balcony garden in a city apartment, and for products to review such as lawnmowers and other gardening equipment.<\/p>\n

Going forward?<\/strong> April last year saw a similar level of interest in gardening to March this year with 5% of all enquiries being around this topic, and it then increased in May 2025 to over 6%. Journalists will tend to seek out gardening experts to share their advice but there will also be the chance to get products featured and case studies as well.<\/p>\n

\"Which<\/p>\n

Other opportunities for PRs in April and beyond<\/h3>\n

The current war in the Middle East has generated a lot of media attention and that has fed through to the Journalist Enquiry Service as well, particularly in relation to \u2018energy\u2019 which appeared in just over 3% of the requests last month. The war\u2019s impact on gas and oil prices has been the main focus of journalists sending requests and we are likely to see more enquiries regarding energy experts and analysts to share their insight going forward over the next few weeks and months.<\/p>\n

Another topical issue is the \u2018environment\u2019 and that cropped up in 3% of all enquiries in March. With Earth Day taking place on 22 April, there is likely to be a greater focus from the media on this topic. If you have environmental experts or case studies of people that are making a difference to reduce their impact on climate change and global warming, then they could well get national or broadcast coverage.<\/p>\n

Want to get the most out of the ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry Service? Find out how here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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